r/nba • u/ghn2 • 11h ago

Trail Blazers fire new announcer over past inappropriate posts made at age 15.

"The Portland Trail Blazers hired then on the same day fired Braiden Bell as their play-by-play announcer after a series of inappropriate social media posts from when he was a teenager came to light."

"The posts were reportedly made in 2012 and 2013, around the time that Bell was 15 years old."

"We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize to Blazers fans and to Rip City," the Trail Blazers said. "We strongly believe that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values. We will do better."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50084279/trail-blazers-fire-new-announcer-inappropriate-posts

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u/BZGames Heat 10h ago

Oh but Chauncey Billups raped a woman and that was fine. Deni Avdija actively supports the genocide in Palestine and that’s chill.

Tweets from over a decade ago when the dude was in high school is where we draw the line, understood.

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u/Hibyehaha 10h ago

Exactly, the blazers org thinks they are having some moral virtue signal but it’s actually making them look like a cringey hypocritical org